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Amanda Makepeace ❀️‍πŸ”₯

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Graphite artist of nature, magic and lore. Award-winning Illustrator. If I'm not in the studio I might be wandering in the woods πŸŒ™πŸŒΏ | she/her

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I just said OMG PLEASE out loud

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Thank you so much! I like to think of these mini commissions as a sort of challenge. They’ve been good for expanding my drawing skills!

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Ugh… I’m sorry πŸ™ƒ

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Yay!! I hope you do!

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Keep your fingers crossed for them. Everything has been difficult this year. πŸ˜•

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🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣

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I started my day having a tomato plant fall over on me. May not sound like much but I’m 5’11” and this sucker is at least 6’3” and heavy with tomatoes 🀣

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The filigree! Back when I was drawing the original that part was the most intense to get right!

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I didn’t discover till 4 years ago but I’m determined now to own as many as possible. LOL

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These ancient, twisting branches have a language they whisper only to the moon and open hearts. πŸ–€

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Goth Auntie's avatar Goth Auntie @cupcakegoth.bsky.social
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie -Move around a little bit, drink some water, take your meds. -Everyone needs to rest. Make some time for resting. -Know what happens when you give the Lurking Horror a popsicle? A mess, that’s what. ❀️ Auntie Jilli

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Okay here's the thing.

Unicorns are pretty and nice, right?

And everybody loves a day in the cool, dark woods!

Right??

So you should certainly buy THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST! :)

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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I look forward to their campaigns every year!

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😁😁😁

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The garden is looking rough from the heat so it’s mostly photos of critters in the garden πŸ˜…

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Today: Cherokee language class and then hopefully a lot of drawing time. Maybe a new garden photo too 😊

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The stack of 64 Cocoon prints!

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People just don’t get especially if you don’t look sick to them, you know? πŸ™ƒ

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Adding this post from last night because it was too ironic I’d stumble upon exactly what I’m talking about watching a show on Netflix.

bsky.app/profile/aman...

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We are getting up there!

56% funded, but we have 10 days left, and that will fly by faster than the speed of light!

Give us a hand boosting the signal!

As always, we appreciate you all.
Space is the place!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mvm...

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I’m not sure if it’s the same there as here but markets do seem like a hard nut to crack. I don’t even apply to them because most are outdoors and with my health issues it just wouldn’t work. I know it’s disheartening but you will find your own path, something that works for you.

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I’m sorry. That’s not a fun feeling πŸ˜”

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Definitely not shocked but I seriously just made a small thread about this very thing. Sigh…

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Watching Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Netflix and I kid you not one of the actors is part of one of those β€œCherokee” groups I mentioned in my earlier post. Was he hired over an actual Native actor?

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Yes! I’ve had similar thoughts. It’s one symptom or sign of our society’s decline, the suffering.

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It’s honestly super weird. I know some people do it for money and status. Others I think feel so disconnected they are desperate. But yeah it’s like they forget all the generations after that ancestor that just married white Europeans lol

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As for the harm, for one it’s teaching a history and culture to others that they don’t really know. They also often take advantage of jobs and scholarships that should be going to actual federal tribal members. The take resources away from people who need it.

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I don’t know the details of all of them, but many have tried to get recognized and don’t meet the requirements because we are talking about mostly white Europeans with one ancestor from the 1800’s.

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She wins every time 😸

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The artist vs The art director πŸ–€

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Truly. Mine was denied because a baby was illegitimate even though a grandmother wrote to the state trying to get her on the rolls. It was a very sad time and then the Trail of Tears hit. You can see how that pain affected my family for generations.

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My mother and I were just talking about that. If you ask someone to name a tribe chances are good Cherokee is one they say. I’m not sure how that came to be. I’d love to know. It’s probably a combination of things.

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No, this is a very good question because it can be complicated. I think in the case of people who have one ancestor from the 1800 and are mostly white European it’s either for money/benefits or a deep feeling of disconnectedness.

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I’m not trying to call anyone out. I was recently reminded of a state tribe here in Georgia who are no more Cherokee than I am. One ancestor from the 1800 isn’t a claim. I’m proud of my heritage but I don’t claim to be Cherokee.

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Pretendians and fake tribes undermine the rights of Indigenous people. They are tangibly harmful. I just wanted to put this out there for anyone that might not be aware.

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Did you know there are more than 200 groups that claim to be Cherokee? There are only 3 federally recognized tribes, the Eastern Band in NC, the Cherokee Nation in OK, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in OK. State tribes don’t meet the requirements to be legitimate.

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A super strange mushroom with a really cool Latin name! This is the black earth tongue, Glutinoglossum glutinosum. They're simple but still so fun to find and look at up-close! πŸ–€πŸŒπŸ‘…πŸ„πŸ“·πŸ“ΈπŸŽž

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The number of times I’ve been asked β€œWhat are you?” πŸ™ƒ

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Trimming 64 mini prints by hand, though they are small, takes a lot longer than you’d think. πŸ˜…

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πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

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